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Chinese Universities Are Pursuing Blockchain Patents

Universities in China are joining the country's private sector in an effort to patent blockchain solutions, new filings reveal.

Di Wolfie Zhao28 feb 2018

The latest awkward use case for cryptocurrency is funding rogue states led by egotistical dictators. The world may just have to live with this.

The man credited with completing the first bitcoin transaction for a real-world good has replicated his historic test with experimental tech.

The Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 update has been officially released, introducing full support for the SegWit wallet and user interfaces.

A conference in Miami played host to evidence of a growing schism in the crypto community between passionate developers and fly-by-night traders.

During an ethereum core developer meeting Friday, Vitalik Buterin argued the protocol's governance isn't functioning poorly, it's just misunderstood.

Ethereum is facing what might be its biggest tech crisis in some time, with developers split over whether software changes should recover lost funds.

Bank of China has filed a patent application for a process it says is better able to scale blockchain systems.

Di Wolfie Zhao23 feb 2018

Not so long ago bitcoin's transaction fees were over $20, but now they're down to around $3 again. CoinDesk explores why.

Di Alyssa Hertig23 feb 2018

Bitcoin Core developer Jimmy reveals Platypus Labs, a project at Blockchain Capital to provide fellowships and more to support bitcoin development.